Broadband

Ian Lucas: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what discussions she has had with Ministerial colleagues on a superfast broadband pilot project in Wales.

David Jones: My right hon. Friend and I have regular meetings with ministerial colleagues on issues affecting Wales, including broadband. I met with my hon. Friend, the Minister for Culture, Communications and Creative Industries (Mr Vaizey) on 26 October to discuss this matter further. I am also a member of the cross-Government Ministerial Group on Broadband which will ensure that we take a joined-up approach to the delivery of the coalition Government's broadband policy and projects.
	In relation to the superfast broadband pilot projects, as my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (Mr Hunt) said in his recent answer to you on 25 October 2010,  Official Report, column 8, we hope that it will be possible to extend some of the benefits of the Herefordshire pilot into Wales. There will also be further announcements before the end of the year on how the Government plan to roll out broadband to the whole country.
	In the meantime, my officials and I continue to work in order to bring the full benefits of superfast broadband to Wales.

Iron and Steel: Industry

Hywel Francis: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what recent discussions she has had with the Welsh Assembly Government on the future of the steel industry in Wales; and if she will make a statement.

David Jones: My right hon. Friend and I have regular discussions with Welsh Assembly Government Ministers on a range of issues affecting Wales including the steel industry.
	The steel industry makes a very important contribution to the Welsh economy and remains a key employer.
	We welcome Tata's investment of £185 million at the Port Talbot steelworks and we continue to work with Tata and the Welsh Assembly Government to take forward the company's plans for a deep mine on the Port Talbot site which could create hundreds more much needed jobs.

S4C

Wayne David: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what meetings she had with the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport to discuss the future of S4C before 20 October 2010.

David Jones: My right hon. Friend had several meetings with my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (Mr Hunt) prior to 20 October regarding S4C and I have similarly had a number of meetings with my hon. Friend, the Minister for Culture, Communications and Creative Industries (Mr Vaizey) to discuss this matter. We are committed to a sustainable future of Welsh language broadcasting and will continue to have regular meetings in the future.
	S4C's settlement is fair and broadly proportionate to the cuts that the Department for Culture, Media and Sport is being asked to make; it is not as challenging as some other public bodies are having to face.

S4C

Hywel Francis: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what recent discussions she has had with  (a) S4C,  (b) the Welsh Assembly Government,  (c) BBC Wales and  (d) civil society organisations on the future of Welsh language broadcasting; and if she will make a statement.

David Jones: My right hon. Friend and I have had numerous meetings relating to the financial future of S4C with various stakeholders. These include several meetings with my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (Mr Hunt) and a number of meetings with my hon. Friend, the Minister for Culture, Communications and Creative Industries (Mr Vaizey). We have also had regular conversations with S4C regarding this matter; and my right hon. Friend has discussed the issue with the First Minister and Deputy First Minister of the Welsh Assembly Government during their bilateral meetings. We will continue to have such meetings regularly in the future.
	Following the CSR announcement, I can confirm that my right hon. Friend has had conversations with S4C and both the director of BBC Wales and the outgoing BBC trustee for Wales. I will shortly be meeting with Cymdeithas yr laith Gymraeg more formally to discuss this issue after having a brief discussion with them in July.

Government Office Network

Jim Cunningham: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government if he will commission an equality impact assessment before making an announcement on the future of the Government Office Network.

Greg Clark: holding answer 27 October 2010
	Further to my answers to the hon. Members for North Ayrshire and Arran (Katy Clark) and Coventry South (Mr Cunningham) on 27 July 2010,  Official Report, column 1038 and 8 September 2010,  Official Report, column 531W respectively, equality issues have been considered and are being taken into account in the closure process. An equality impact assessment was commissioned and will take account of, inform and reflect the decisions on the closure of the Government office network as these are made. These include decisions on which functions will continue, and the arrangements for staff transfer, redeployment and release. Once the EqIA is complete a copy will be published through the normal channels and made available in both Libraries.

Wind Power: Planning Permission

Philip Davies: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government 
	(1)  how many planning consents have been granted for wind farms not yet developed;
	(2)  what guidance his Department issues to planning authorities on taking into account prevailing wind speeds in determining planning applications for wind farms.

Bob Neill: According to the Renewable Energy Planning Database hosted by the Department for Energy and Climate Change there are 99 proposals for onshore wind farms in England which have been granted planning approval but have not yet become operational. The capacity of projects awaiting construction currently would represent an increase of nearly 80% in England's energy capacity from wind farms.
	Planning Policy Statement 22 on Renewable Energy advises that local planning authorities should not make assumptions about the technical and commercial feasibility of renewable energy projects and should not reject planning applications simply because the level of output is small. The supplement to Planning Policy Statement 1 on Climate Change also advises that planning authorities should not question the energy justification for why a proposal for renewable energy development must be sited in a particular location.

Housing Benefit: Peterborough

Stewart Jackson: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how much was paid in housing benefit to individuals in Peterborough City Council area in each year from 1996-97 to 2009-10; and if he will make a statement.

Steve Webb: The information is in the tables.
	
		
			   Total housing benefit for Peterborough (£ million) 
			 1996-97 33.1 
			 1997-98 31.7 
			 1998-99 31.0 
			 1999-2000 31.2 
			 2000-01 31.6 
			 2001-02 32.0 
			 2002-03 33.3 
			 2003-04 32.7 
			 2004-05 32.3 
			 2005-06 36.7 
			 2006-07 40.0 
			 2007-08 46.4 
			 2008-09 49.1 
			 2009-10 59.5 
			  Notes: 1. Figures are in cash terms and presented to the nearest £0.1 million/£100,000. 2. Figures include all housing benefit, whether funded by central Government or by local authorities. 3. Figures are available on the DWP website at: http://research.dwp.gov.uk/asd/asd4/h_tables_budget2010.xls  Source: Local authority subsidy returns

Jobcentres: Depression

Helen Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what steps he is taking to ensure that all job centre staff are trained to recognise the needs of people with depression.

Chris Grayling: The administration of Jobcentre Plus is the responsibility of the chief executive, Darra Singh. I have asked him to provide the hon. Member with the information requested.
	 Letter from Darra Singh:
	The Secretary of State has asked me to reply to your question asking what steps he is taking to ensure that all Jobcentre staff are trained to recognise the needs of people with depression. This is something which falls within the responsibilities delegated to me as Chief Executive of Jobcentre Plus.
	Jobcentre Plus policy is to develop its staff in the skills required to support a range of customers and to respect their individual needs, including those related to their health conditions. This approach ensures that they are equipped to deal with a diverse set of circumstances whilst treating customers as individuals. Jobcentre staff ensure that job goals relate to the person's abilities, and that relevant solutions are identified in order to overcome any barriers a customer might face in a particular job.
	The learning programme for Jobcentre staff focuses on raising awareness of the customer's personal circumstances and the impact on their ability to move into a sustainable job. Staff are provided with guidance notes which include background information on a number of conditions, including depression, as well as guidance on the implications of health conditions on interviews and how to use questioning techniques in order to support customers. Jobcentre Plus also recognises that disabilities and health conditions can affect individuals in different ways, and will change over time.

Departmental Pay

Priti Patel: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what allowances and payments in addition to salary were available to officials in his Department and its non-departmental public bodies in each year since his Department's inception; and what the monetary value was of payments and allowances of each type in each such year.

Gregory Barker: The allowances and payments in addition to salary (excluding payments that are for the reimbursement of business related expenses) that have been available and paid to DECC staff since 1 April 2009 are detailed as follows.
	The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) was created in October 2008 bringing together staff from Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR) and Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA). Information prior to 1 April 2009 cannot be provided without incurring disproportionate costs.
	An element of the Department of Energy and Climate Change's overall pay award is allocated to non-consolidated variable pay related to performance. These payments are used to drive high performance and form part of the pay award for members of staff who demonstrate exceptional performance, for example by exceeding targets set or meeting challenging objectives.
	Allowances and other payments are used to recognise specific skills or responsibilities or to reward additional duties or costs. Each allowance has a set eligibility criteria.
	Where the total number of recipients is less than five could potentially be identified which would breach we have not provided information as the recipients confidentiality.
	
		
			  £ 
			  Allowance  2009-10  2010-11 
			 Overtime/travelling time pay 446,710 175,672 
			 Extra duty 3,909 3,139 
			 Night duty 2,618 568 
			 Night duty officers (1)- (1)- 
			 Meal allowance 535 164 
			 On call 29,215 15,474 
			 Standby (1)- (1)- 
			 Weekend duty press officer (1)- (1)- 
			 Market related recruitment and retention 66,000 0 
			 Temporary cover 316,530 85,149 
			 Private secretaries allowance 20,737 (1)- 
			 Overseas allowance 2,201 0 
			 Honorariums 6,000 (1)- 
			 Buy back of annual leave 20,182 12,522 
			 pay in lieu of notice 0 82,656 
			 Allowances paid to specialists 2,053,706 540,557 
			 Non consolidated performance awards 960,350 347,752 
			 (1) Less than five recipients 
		
	
	DECC's non-departmental public bodies have delegated authority to determine their own pay systems and allowances. The data in respect of the NDPBs is set out as follows.
	
		
			  Nuclear Decommissioning Authority 
			  £ million 
			  Allowance/payment  October 2008-March 2009  April 2009- April 2010 
			 Car allowance 0.58 1.21 
			 Relocation allowance 0.05 0.08 
			 Non consolidated performance awards 2.95 6.50 
		
	
	
		
			  Civil Nuclear Policy Authority 
			  £ 
			  Allowance/payment  2008-09  2009-10 
			 Responsibility allowances (temporary promotion, substitution, temporary duties, responsibility allowance) 94,247 39,317 
			 Security dog handling 94,874 96,417 
			 Housing allowance 788,678 733,320 
			 South-east allowance 164,534 207,331 
			 International allowance 83,109 110,536 
			 Overtime 3,902,953 4,705,274 
			 Home to duty allowance 441,997 496,617 
			 Market premia (1)90,519 (1)77,014 
			 Personal pay differential (1)- (1)- 
			 Home boarding (1)- (1)- 
			 Transitional rent allowance (1)- (1)- 
			 London weighting (1)- (1)- 
			 Night duty (1)- (1)- 
			 On call (1)- (1)- 
			 Shift (1)- (1)- 
			 Canteen subsidy (1)- (1)- 
			 Relocation allowances (1)- (1)- 
			 Excess fares (1)- (1)- 
			 Non consolidated performance awards 722,851 510,945 
			 (1 )Indicates brace. It is not possible to break down the costs of these individual allowances without incurring disproportionate costs. 
		
	
	
		
			  Committee on Climate Change( 1) 
			  £ 
			  Allowance/payment  2008-09  2009-10 
			 Non consolidated performance award payments 37,821 46,263 
			 (1) Created 26 November 2008. 
		
	
	
		
			  The Coal Authority 
			  £ 
			  Allowances  2009  2010 
			 Car allowance 44,277 47,331 
			 Non consolidated performance awards 377,700 287,250

Renewable Energy

Philip Davies: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what estimate he has made of the average cost to  (a) small,  (b) medium and  (c) large manufacturing enterprises of obtaining 15 per cent. of their energy consumption from renewable sources.

Gregory Barker: The Secretary of State has published estimates of the average electricity bill impacts for medium-sized(1) non-domestic energy users of energy and climate change policies, including those policies necessary for reaching the 15% renewable energy target.
	The introduction of Feed-in tariffs for small-scale electricity is estimated to increase average bills for this group by £24,000 in 2020 and extending the RO to meet the target is estimated to increase bills by £150,000 in 2020, a combined impact of 17% (source DECC (2010) "Estimated Impacts of Energy and Climate Change Police on Energy Prices and Bills", available at:
	http://www.decc.gov.uk/assets/decc/what%20we%20do/uk%20energy%20supply/236-impacts-energy-climate-change-policies.pdf
	These estimates do not take account of the potential offsetting impact from wholesale prices pushing down wholesale electricity prices, which previous modelling by Redpoint for DECC suggested could be of the order of £6/MWh on average over the period 2010-20. They also do not take account of other energy and climate change policy changes announced in the spending review 2010.
	No separate assessment has been made of the bill impacts in the manufacturing sector, or of relating to small or large enterprises.
	The spending review 2010 announced that the Renewable Heat Incentive would be funded through general taxation, so it will not impact on consumer gas bills.
	(1) Size is defined here in terms of level of energy use.

Foreign Students

Gareth Thomas: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many 18 to 30 year olds with UK nationality were estimated to be studying in universities in each country outside the United Kingdom in each of the last 20 years.

David Willetts: The UK, in common with other countries, does not collect data on outward-bound students but does collect it on inward-bound students. Hence, there is reliance on the figures reported by other countries to the main international agencies (OECD, Eurostat and UNESCO) for information about UK students studying abroad.
	The international agency databases go back as far as 1998, therefore earlier figures are not available. As countries compile data on foreign and/or international students in different ways, figures are not strictly comparable. The figures in the table cover all ages, as information by age group is not available.
	
		
			  Estimated number of UK students in higher education studying abroad 
			  Country  1998  1999  2000  2001  2002  2003  2004  2005  2006  2007  2008 
			 Australia 5,339 (1)- 4,430 4,529 5,968 5,795 1,652 1,662 1,545 1,687 1,696 
			 Austria 206 188 214 214 173 175 186 180 194 200 243 
			 Belgium (1)- 239 210 231 235 234 270 238 210 251 241 
			 Canada 1,065 1,058 1,189 (1)- (1)- (1)- 2,498 (1)- 2,847 2,181 2,518 
			 Chile (1)- (1)- 6 28 38 56 (1)- 5 0 7 12 
			 Czech Rep. 177 207 228 241 231 237 265 334 363 405 410 
			 Denmark 369 403 374 388 401 425 450 466 471 479 472 
			 Finland 114 111 143 147 141 160 172 191 189 189 200 
			 France 3,411 3,192 3,147 2,721 2,545 2,998 2,611 2,299 2,570 2,595 2,519 
			 Germany 2,820 2,679 2,599 2,397 2,242 2,172 2,154 1,962 1,871 1,854 1,723 
			 Greece (1)- (1)- (1)- 0 4 7 14 19 85 106 102 
			 Hungary 15 33 (1)- 46 39 23 28 33 53 76 104 
			 Iceland 4 2 17 16 11 18 8 13 23 23 38 
			 Ireland 1,735 1,689 1,809 1,939 1,960 2,132 2,165 (1)- 1,196 2,282 1,421 
			 Italy 204 150 91 145 112 173 247 249 280 298 247 
			 Japan 259 295 319 350 349 361 403 393 350 400 421 
			 Korea, Rep. of 4 12 6 6 9 8 11 15 17 22 21 
			 Luxembourg 3 3 (1)- (1)- 0 0 0 0 4 0 7 
			 Mexico (1)- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 
			 Netherlands (1)- 670 661 648 628 603 590 731 772 802 827 
			 New Zealand 62 87 116 149 196 161 378 406 419 430 401 
			 Norway 375 376 373 371 354 343 337 331 345 343 306 
			 Poland 19 22 24 21 28 26 22 41 45 77 105 
			 Portugal (1)- (1)- 94 0 0 91 90 107 86 90 99 
			 Russian Fed. (1)- (1)- 0 0 0 0 (1)- 0 0 0 20 
			 Slovak Rep. (1)- 0 2 3 5 4 5 6 12 26 41 
			 Slovenia (1)- (1)- (1)- (1)- (1)- (1)- (1)- 2 0 1 1 
			 Spain 2,347 2,231 2,660 2,363 2,257 2,253 593 538 618 662 721 
			 Sweden 433 822 828 791 808 839 822 839 761 789 525 
			 Switzerland 298 312 299 295 298 326 356 379 387 364 402 
			 Turkey 151 154 149 128 117 114 162 106 117 102 104 
			 United States 6,744 7,148 7,376 7,059 8,414 8,414 8,326 8,602 8,568 8,625 8,376 
			 Total Reported 26,154 22,083 27,364 25,226 27,563 28,148 24,815 20,147 24,398 25,366 24,323 
			 Adjusted estimate(2) 23,024 23,753 23,809 23,116 24,203 24,798 24,815 24,597 24,398 25,366 24,323 
			 (1) Indicates that no data was supplied. (2) Figures adjusted for missing data and for methodological changes in reporting by individual countries.  Source: OECD on-line database

Tariq Aziz

Kris Hopkins: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent representations he has made to the Iraqi Government on commuting the death sentence on Tariq Aziz; and if he will make a statement.

Alistair Burt: The UK is opposed to the death penalty in all circumstances as a matter or principle. Together with EU partners, we promote the abolition of capital punishment around the world.
	We repeatedly make our opposition known to the Iraqi authorities at senior levels. The Charge d'Affaires at our embassy in Baghdad wrote to the Iraqi Prime Minister's office on 21 October 2010 outlining our opposition. Along with 22 other countries the UK raised concerns over the use of the death penalty in Iraq during Iraq's Universal Periodic Review (UPR) at the UN Human Rights Council in February 2010. On three occasions in 2009, we joined other EU member states in delivering demarches to the Iraqi Government against the death penalty.
	However, trials are held in accordance with Iraqi law and we support Iraq's sovereign right to bring to justice those accused of crimes against the Iraqi people.

Peacekeeping operations: Middle East

Paul Flynn: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what his most recent estimate is of the number of civilian deaths in Iraq consequent on actions by  (a) Coalition forces and  (b) insurgents since March 2003.

Liam Fox: The Ministry of Defence does not collate figures for civilian casualties in Iraq. The prevention of civilian casualties was of paramount concern to force commanders operating in Iraq and the risk of this occurring was minimised at all times by the tactics and training of our forces.

Defence: Procurement

Kevan Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what timescale he has set for the conclusion of the defence reform review.

Liam Fox: The Defence Reform Unit's Review aims to report in July 2011 although implementation will take longer.

Departmental Buildings

Bob Ainsworth: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what  (a) surplus land and buildings and  (b) telecommunications spectrum and corporate assets his Department plans to sell following the recommendations of the Strategic Defence and Security Review.

Liam Fox: The Strategic Defence and Security Review (SDSR) considered the scope for rationalisation of the estate and identified further opportunities: these include the withdrawal of personnel from Germany; closure of some Main Operating Bases; and the creation of tri service Defence communities that will form regional hubs of Defence capability and support activities. No decisions have yet been made regarding the potential sale of any surplus land and buildings.
	MOD is currently evaluating its spectrum holdings between 70 MHz and 15 GHz to prepare for an initial release of spectrum in late 2012. This evaluation work will conclude in spring 2011 and a planned timetable of spectrum releases will be published shortly thereafter. In the meantime, MOD will publish a supplementary statement to its Implementation Plan for Spectrum Reform and details regarding a future possible project for industry to assist MOD trade spectrum in the market.
	As announced as part of the SDSR findings, the Department intends to sell the Defence Support Group and the Marchwood Sea Mounting Centre.

Departmental Public Expenditure

Harriet Harman: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much his Department plans to allocate to  (a) the Stabilisation Aid Fund,  (b) the Conflict Prevention Pool,  (c) the Discretionary Peacekeeping Fund,  (d) the Special Reserve and  (e) the Security and Intelligence Fund for (i) 2010-11, (ii) 2011-12, (iii) 2012-13, (iv) 2013-14 and (v) 2014-15.

Liam Fox: holding answer 28 October 2010
	The Conflict Pool was formed by the merger of the Stabilisation Aid Fund and the Conflict Prevention Pool on 1 April 2009.
	The Conflict Pool does not routinely draw resources from departmental budgets. The provision is part of a separate HM Treasury settlement on conflict resources which is managed jointly by the Department for International Development, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the Ministry of Defence (MOD). We expect to announce detailed allocations for Conflict Pool activity for 2011-12 in the coming weeks.
	The Peacekeeping Budget provides resources to cover the United Kingdom's legally binding commitments on assessed peacekeeping costs. This is similarly provided as a separate settlement; Departments do not make additional contributions to this budget.
	The MOD does not contribute funds to the Reserve, the administration of which is an HM Treasury responsibility. The MOD is a net recipient of the Reserve, which is used for paying the net additional costs of military operations such as those in Afghanistan. The MOD has published its Request for Resources from the Reserve for 2010-11 in the Parliamentary Main Estimates.
	There is no Security and Intelligence Fund. There is, however, a Single Intelligence Account which funds the business of the Intelligence and Security Agencies and from which the MOD is reimbursed for some of the services it provides.

Joint Strike Fighter Aircraft

Lindsay Roy: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence 
	(1)  what estimate he has made of the cost to his Department of its joint strike fighter order;
	(2)  how many joint strike fighters he intends to order;
	(3)  what the cost to his Department will be of reducing the number of joint strike fighters ordered;
	(4)  what the cost to his Department will be of changing the type of joint strike fighters ordered for the Queen Elizabeth-class carriers.

Kevan Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence 
	(1)  how many Joint Strike Fighter jets he intends to order in the next five years;
	(2)  which air-launched weapons he intends will complement the joint strike fighter, as referred to in Securing Britain in an Age of Uncertainty.

Angus Robertson: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many F-35C joint strike fighters will be purchased; at what unit cost; and what the in-service date will be.

Peter Luff: We remain absolutely committed to the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) programme, which will provide a world-beating aircraft, able to operate from both the sea and land, ideally suited for our future capability needs.
	In the first instance, we intend to buy enough JSF aircraft to build up our carrier strike capability, and to operate a balanced fleet of JSF and Typhoon aircraft in the medium to long term. We will confirm the exact number of aircraft in our initial buy at the time of our main investment decision, in line with usual practice.
	The decision to purchase the Carrier Variant offers advantages in terms of interoperability with allies, range, and pay load and through life costs over the Short Take Off and Vertical Landing variant, and we are seeking to minimise any delay resulting from the change of variant. We will bring JSF into service, initially in the land environment, and then to deliver a carrier strike capability from around 2020. The aircraft will be equipped with a range of advanced air-to-air and air-to-ground weapons, the exact mix of which will be optimised to reflect the operational requirement.
	We have previously committed to purchasing three JSF which will be used for Initial Operational Test and Evaluation. No further orders have been placed. Our changed plans will not therefore incur cancellation costs to the Department. We currently assess that the decision to procure the Carrier Variant will reduce the forecast cost of the JSF programme since the Carrier Variant is likely to be cheaper both to procure and to support through life than the Short Take Off and Vertical Landing variant, which we had previously been planning to buy. The cost of each aircraft depends on when in the overall production programme it is bought and will vary according to a number of factors, such as other partner nations' procurement plans. We do not routinely reveal the forecast cost of future programmes in order to protect the Department's position in commercial negotiations.

Strategic Defence and Security Review

Jonathan Edwards: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the name is of each  (a) individual, group and organisation consulted on and  (b) respondent who submitted evidence or comments to the Strategic Defence and Security Review.

Liam Fox: holding answer 1 November 2010
	I invited contributions to the Strategic Defence and Security Review (SDSR) in July 2010. The Ministry of Defence (MOD) received over 6,000 responses from MPs, members of the armed forces, public servants within and beyond defence, industry, academics, and the public. The MOD also engaged a wide variety of external organisations during the SDSR including NATO, principal UK and international think tanks and academic institutes, NGOs, industry organisations, and service veterans' and families' organisations.
	The Department did not ask those individuals or organisations whether they would be content for their names to be published, and therefore does not intend to release them.

Antisocial Behaviour Orders

Anne Main: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many antisocial behaviour orders have been  (a) made and  (b) breached by people resident in St Albans constituency in each of the last three years.

James Brokenshire: Data collected centrally by the Ministry of Justice on the number of antisocial behaviour orders (ASBOs) issued and breached is collated at Criminal Justice System (CJS) area level, rather than for residents of specific towns. St Albans is in the Hertfordshire CJS area.
	The latest figures cover the period to 31 December 2008, and show that for the Hertfordshire CJS area:
	in 2006, 35 ASBOs were issued, and 32 were proved in court to have been breached for the first time;
	in 2007, 32 ASBOs were issued, and 24 were proved in court to have been breached for the first time; and
	in 2008, 16 ASBOs were issued, and 11 were proved in court to have been breached for the first time.

NHS: Redundancy

Angela Eagle: To ask the Secretary of State for Health 
	(1)  if he will make an estimate of the number of  (a) nurses,  (b) doctors and  (c) medical support staff likely to be made redundant as a result of the spending reductions proposed in the Comprehensive Spending Review;
	(2)  if he will make an estimate of the number of redundancies likely to be made by the NHS as a result of the spending reductions proposed in the Comprehensive Spending Review.

Simon Burns: The precise numbers of doctors, nurses and support staff required over the next five years will not be known until the new organisations that will underpin the new system have been designed in more detail.
	The Department is consulting on how the new organisations should be designed and, once the results of this are known, an impact assessment will be published.

Streptococcus

Nicholas Soames: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many cases of group B streptococcus infection were recorded in each of the last five years; and what other data his Department collects on the incidence of such infections.

Anne Milton: This information is not routinely collected by the Department. However, the Health Protection Agency collects data on laboratory reports on blood infections including Group B Streptococcus (GBS). The Health Protection Agency website at:
	www.hpa.org.uk/Topics/InfectiousDiseases/InfectionsAZ/StreptococciGroupB/
	gives the number of reported GBS cases reported by laboratories as in the following table.
	
		
			   Cases 
			 2004 1,176 
			 2005 1,250 
			 2006 1,442 
			 2007 1,403 
			 2008 1,550